O’Donoghue: 'it feels like the most disappointing result of my career'

Jack O’Donoghue’s worst nightmares of last season’s semi-final defeat to Saracens were revisited on Sunday in Bordeaux but the Munster back-rower is determined to quickly move on from the latest European setback ahead of the Guinness PRO14 play-offs.

Sunday’s 27-22 Champions Cup semi-final defeat to Racing 92 at Stade Chaban-Delmas brought back painful memories of the previous season’s last-four exit to eventual champions Saracens in Dublin, even though the 24-year-old played no part against the English giants 12 months ago.

“It feels like the most disappointing result of my career,” O’Donoghue said. “Look, at the end of the season when we regroup, we’ll look at a few positives but not now.